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RZA Resurrects Bobby Digital for New Album Digital Potions, Shares “Pugilism”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-21T21:55:57+00:00“>April 21, 2021 | 5:55pm ET Wu-Tang Clan mastermind RZA has revived his Bobby Digital persona for a new album, Digital Potions. As a preview, he shared a new song titled “Pugilism”. Details about the project are scarce, but it’s been 13 years since RZA dropped Digi Snacks, his most recent album as Bobby Digital. The 2008 LP marked his third official project under the moniker, following 1998’s Bobby Digital in Stereo and 2001’s Digital Bullet. Bobby Digital in Stereo was the most successful of the bunch, peaking at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 and receiving a Gold certification. RZA also frequently referred to his alter ego on 2003’s Birth of a Prince. R...
Lil Yachty Announces Michigan Boy Boat Release Date, Shares Trailer: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-22T02:52:02+00:00“>April 21, 2021 | 10:52pm ET Lil Yachty will return this week with his new mixtape Michigan Boy Boat. The whole thing will hit streaming services this Friday April 23rd, but the Atlanta MC has shared a trailer for the project on Instagram. Although Yachty is a born-and-raised Atlanta rapper, the 23-year-old has been associating with figures from the Michigan scene (specifically in Detroit and Flint) for years, and now he’s ready to unleash the fruits of fully embedding himself in that world. In the trailer he posted for Michigan Boat Boy, which he initially announced way back in October of last year, Yachty talks about how blown away he is by Mich...
2023 Mercedes-Benz EQB First Look: The GLB Goes EV
Mercedes-Benz’s EQ line of electric vehicles continues its rapid expansion with the new EQB small SUV, which the company pulled the wraps off of at the Shanghai Auto Show. While the EQB revealed in Shanghai is built in China for the Chinese market, a global variant of the electric SUV will also be produced at Benz’s plant in Kecskemét, Hungary. While Mercedes is mum on details related to the global-spec EQB, the company plans to ship the electric SUV to the United States in 2022 as a 2023 model year vehicle. The U.S.-spec Mercedes EQB ought to share much of its styling with the Chinese-market model, which wears distinct front and rear fascias relative to the GLB-Class SUV upon which it shares much of its underpinnings, body panels, and interior pieces. See all 22 photos Th...
Honda SUV e:Prototype First Look: The Electric HR-V Cometh
Honda is making some moves to bring more electric vehicles around the world. Using its stage at the Shanghai Auto Show, Honda announced its plans to introduce 10 electric vehicles for China in the next five years, and the Honda SUV e:Prototype is a preview of its first electric SUV to be sold in that country. The e:Prototype (which looks like an electric version of the new, not-for-America HR-V), brings an electric look to Honda’s latest design language. The concept boasts both elegant lines and a futuristic look. We expect its production version to look pretty similar to the concept, though things like the super-slim side mirrors and inner-headlight design will most likely not make it to showrooms. It’s unclear whether this SUV, or any of the 10 EVs slated for China, will...
Pretty Ricky’s Baby Blue in Critical Condition After Bowling Alley Shooting
Pretty Ricky member Baby Blue is in critical condition after being shot during an attempted robbery at a south Florida bowling alley on Monday night. In a graphic video circulating on social media, the rapper, born Diamond Blue Smith, is seen lying still on the floor, his body bloodied, near the entrance of the bowling alley while a friend frantically screams out for help. After a few seconds, two other men rushed to help the rapper who soon became responsive and rolled onto his side. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share o...
From ‘Lizzie McGuire’ to ‘A Cinderella Story,’ What’s Your Favorite Hilary Duff Role? Vote!
This is what dreams are made of: Hilary Duff is returning to your TV screen in Hulu’s recently announced How I Met Your Father, a spin-off the long-running CBS sitomc How I Met Your Mother. But what project do you love watching her in most? The 33-year-old star landed her first major role when she was just 10 years old, playing Wendy in the 1998 family comedy film Casper Meets Wendy. And Meghan Trainor might be the biggest fan of Duff’s two-time Emmy-nominated Disney Channel sitcom Lizzie McGuire: The singer was put to the test by Lizzie McGuire herself in Billboard‘s Quizzed series back in December 2019, where the two even duetted on “This Is What Dreams Are Made Of.” The Disney star eventually transformed fro...
Aurora Achieving ‘Runaway’ Success on Billboard Global Charts Thanks to TikTok Trend
The song hits the Global Excl. U.S. chart’s top 40 and leaps 130-49 on the Global 200. In 2015, Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora released her debut EP, Running With the Wolves. She followed in 2016 with her first full-length, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, which reached No. 28 on Billboard‘s U.S.-based Top Rock Albums chart. Both sets begin with the song “Runaway.” Fast-forward to 2021 and the track is gaining more widespread worldwide recognition on the back of, what else? TikTok virality. On the latest lists, dated April 24, “Runaway” leaps 99-34 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart and 130-49 on the Billboard Global 200. “Runaway” received its own colorful interactive TikTok filter that dramatically changes the backlighting from da...
Wisin & Jhay Cortez Are Crushing on Independent Women in ‘Fiel’ Lyric Translation
While the TikTokers around the world sway their hips and wave their hands to the beat, Billboard has translated the full lyrics to English below. [Pre-Chorus: Jhay Cortez & Wisin]Time flies byI have you today but perhaps you’ll leave tomorrowWhat are we playing? If weBoth fell and there’s no looking back [Chorus Jhay Cortez & Wisin]Nobody does it like you know how to do itThat body’s not mine but I’m faithful to itIf you don’t want to go out, I don’t want to drinkBut when you’re hungry, we can eat each otherNobody does it like you know how to do itThat body’s not mine but I’m faithful to itIf you don’t want to go out, I don’t want to drinkBut when you’re hungry, we can eat each other [Verse 1: Jhay Cortez & Wisin]You look good without going to the gym, Louboutin heelsSephora ma...
Murderer Derek Chauvin Gets New Mugshot, Officially Property of The State of Minnesota
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Minnesota Department of Corrections / Minnesota Department of Corrections After decades of abusive and trigger finger happy police officers getting off scott-free for their countless crimes against Black and Brown citizens, Derek Chauvin was held accountable and found guilty on all counts in the killing George Floyd. While MAGA country is out busy having a complete meltdown over the guilty verdicts, the rest of American civilization is celebrating the fact that justice has finally (partially) been served and Derek Chauvin is finding out that life comes at you fast. After spending the last few months as the defendant in the case of the State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin, the heartless officer who turned his knee into a deadly weapon is now officia...
Martin Garrix and Maejor’s AREA21 Confirm Debut Full-Length Album Out This Fall
At long last, AREA21 will soon release their long-awaited debut full-length album. The cosmic side project of Martin Garrix and Maejor have signed with Disney Music Group’s Hollywood Records ahead of the album’s release. In a press release shared with EDM.com, Hollywood Records label reps confirmed that the record is due out this fall. The announcement also notes that fans can look forward to a series of songs and accompanying animated videos, produced by award-winning animation studio Titmouse, which will roll out over the course of spring and summer 2021 before the momentous album release. AREA21 signed to Disney Music Group’s Hollywood Records ahead of their forthcoming debut full-length album. Hollywood Records Speculation surrounding the album was rampant back i...
European Super League shelved as more clubs withdraw
The European Super League collapsed on Wednesday as eight of the 12 founding members from England, Italy and Spain abandoned the breakaway project. The project collapsed after it came under massive pressure from fans, politicians, football officials and even the British royals. Founder and Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli told Reuters he was reluctantly calling time on the new league. This was after six English clubs withdrew on Tuesday, with Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid following suit and AC Milan indicating they would too. “The voices and the concerns of fans around the world have clearly been expressed about the Super League, and AC Milan must be sensitive to the voice of those who love this wonderful sport,” the Italian club said in a statement. Agnelli said he still believed in the...
What’s Streaming on Netflix in May 2021
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-21T20:05:15+00:00“>April 21, 2021 | 4:05pm ET April showers bring a load of new original content to Netflix in May 2021. After nearly four years and some personal controversy, Aziz Ansari is returning with a third season of Master of None. Other Netflix Originals coming back include Selena: The Series, The Kominsky Method, Lucifer, and a new volume of Love, Death & Robots. The new series Jupiter’s Legacy, an adaptation of the comic book my Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service), is also set to make its debut, as will HALSTON, Ryan Murphy’s limited series with Ewan McGregor. Related Video On the film front, Zack Snyder’s&nb...
